Jim Saunders News Service Of Florida

November 14, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Ready to formally take charge of the Florida House this month, incoming Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O' Lakes, named 11 lawmakers to his leadership team.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

November 02, 2016 | Daily Business Review

In a legal debate that focuses heavily on privacy rights, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments about whether it should block a 2015 law that calls for women to wait 24 hours before having abortions.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

October 31, 2016 | Daily Business Review

In the latest in a series of rulings across the state, an appeals court rejected a challenge to a Pinellas County city's red-light camera program.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

October 24, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The Florida High School Athletic Association is asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a decision that prevented two Christian schools from using a loudspeaker for a prayer before a football championship game.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

October 18, 2016 | Daily Business Review

An appeals court ordered a new trial for a prominent Jacksonville attorney who was convicted on racketeering and gambling-related charges after authorities cracked down on internet cafes across the state.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

5 minute read

October 12, 2016 | Daily Business Review

An administrative law judge has refused to block the Florida Department of Environmental Protection from moving forward with new water-quality standards as legal battles continue over the controversial plan.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

6 minute read

October 05, 2016 | Daily Business Review

After losing an initial legal round, the Seminole Tribe of Florida is asking a judge to block the state Department of Environmental Protection from moving forward with controversial new water-quality standards while an appeal plays out.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

October 03, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Slightly more than a decade after the Florida Supreme Court rejected a controversial school-vouchers program, voucher opponents hope for a repeat.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

8 minute read

September 30, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The lawsuit started with an unusual set of circumstances: A patient escaped from Shands Vista psychiatric hospital in Alachua County and went onto Interstate 75, where she was killed by a truck. Eventually, the case made it to the Florida Supreme Court. But before justices could rule, the estate of patient Ashley Lawson and Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics Inc., reached a settlement. But the court rejected the settlement. .

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

7 minute read

September 28, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Pointing to a major Florida Supreme Court ruling on attorney fees, state regulators issued an order that said workers' compensation insurance rates should increase 14.5 percent starting later this year.

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida

7 minute read